In this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools says the biggest obstacle to motivating first generation college graduates to go to college  is “mindset”. Budget cuts ...

RALEIGH – There’s no question community colleges are integral to economic development – both new and expanding businesses – in North Carolina. “Our work in economic development spans the spectrum,” NC ...

“Community colleges do so many things – it’s a multi-faceted mission,” NC Community College System President Peter Hans says in the accompanying video. “When people learn the entire list, they’re ...

Jim Hansen, Regional President, PNC Bank. Photo courtesy of NC Chamber. DURHAM (Aug. 16, 2018) – North Carolina used to have people without jobs.  Now it has jobs without people, and ...

In this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools describes resources they use to help identify college ready students.

Good governance can take many shapes and forms, depending on the organization and circumstance, and is not always easy to see or detect. Bad governance is different – like many ...

In this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools discusses ways to convince students that a postsecondary credential is valuable.

GREENVILLE – It’s no secret that rural North Carolina lags the state’s urban areas in education, health and economic development. But East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton aims to do something ...

Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares how she works to change student misconceptions about the cost of college.

CHAPEL HILL – Dick Spangler understood the role our public universities play in North Carolina – and why it’s essential that all North Carolinians have access to them. Clemmie Dixon Spangler ...